The deciding factor in placing a bid on a house

The sign makers

Day 2 of on-the-road baseball is a success! Minute Maid Park is a cool place to watch games, literally. The ballpark is under a dome that is climatre-controlled. A place to watch the A’s AND escape the humidity? Two thumbs up! I even got to meet their local celebrity sign maker! She even has a…

The spoils from Arlington

Day 1 of baseball successful! We got to the ballpark early to tour the gorgeous Ballpark in Arlington, but also got to the bullpen early enough to see the day’s relieving pitchers warm up. I got a double take of my sign from starting pitcher Jarrod Parker, a laugh from Jerry…

White dress socks

Another classic photo. Back during my church choir days, white socks were a uniform requirement. This meant that no matter what outfit we wore, it was just always easier to wear white socks to church. Most definitely not fashionable, but when your peers did the same thing, it’s a equal playing…

Cindy, Aikido master

Another classic photo from the depths of my photo collection. When I was designing the annual catalog for Japanese exchange program during my time in Japan, I needed to collect photos that showed international students participating in extracurricular activities. Here’s Cindy planning her…

Sonic Drive-In

What started as a potential nightmare of a vacation turned around into something awesome. Before we left, we got an email notification saying that our flight was canceled, but Cindy did some magic on the phone & actually arranged us a new flight that would get us to Texas at an earlier hour! Even…

Habitat for Humanity

Finally back from vacation & back to work. What do I do in my first day back? Upgrade a shelter! I volunteered my company for us to help Habitat for Humanity in East Palo Alto. Today’s assignment was a tough one: install flooring for a small office room. Hard hats were absolutely required…